Women's Fencing

Engineers Earn Three Wins at NFC Competition

Jan 29, 2007

Jan. 29, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In its final Northeast Fencing Conference (NFC) competition of the season, the MIT women's fencing emerged with a 3-3 record on Saturday. The Engineers (11-6) defeated Dartmouth College (22-5), Sacred Heart University (16-11) and non-conference foe University of Florida (19-8), while falling to Brandeis University (20-7), host Brown University (18-9), and Boston College (14-13). Tech finished the year with an 8-3 mark in the NFC and a third-place ranking out of 12 schools.

The foil team posted the best record of the day with a 37-17 mark that included a pair of 9-0 wins over Sacred Heart and Florida. Cordelia Link led the way with a 16-2 ledger while Nancy Hua went 12-6. Lindley Graham rounded out the contingent with a 9-9 mark.

The epee team's best showing came in its match up with Dartmouth, where it won seven out of nine bouts. Stephanie Shin led the squad with a 9-9 mark as the team finished with a 23-31 record. Nicole Koulisis (7-10), Joanna Tong (6-11), and Stephanie Couch (1-1) accounted for the rest of MIT's performances.